PCI Health Training Center Dental Assistant

Unit 1

  • Week 1 Introduction to Dentistry Ethics/Low Communication HIPAA
  • Week 2 Dental Charting Cavity Classifications
  • Week 3 Instrument Transfer and Operatory Maintenance
  • Week 4 Employment Strategy Resume Writing Job Search

Unit 2

  • Week 1 Communication Management
  • Week 2 Business Office Systems
  • Week 3 Dental Insurance
  • Week 4 Patient Account Management

Unit 3

  • Week 1 Preventive Dentistry Age Characteristics Fuoride
  • Week 2 Microbiology Viruses/ Bacteria Diseases in the Dental Office
  • Week 3 Nutrition Nutrients Eating Disorders
  • Week 4 Hazardous Materials

Unit 4

  • Week 1 General Anatomy and Physiology
  • Week 2 Head and Neck Anatomy
  • Week 3 Embryology and Histology
  • Week 4 Tooth Morphology

Unit 5

  • Week 1 Infection Control
  • Week 2 Emergency Management First Aid
  • Week 3 CPR
  • Week 4 Pharmacology Anesthesia and Sedation

Unit 6

  • Week 1 Introduction to Chairside Patient Care
  • Week 2 Basic Chairside Procedures Instruments
  • Week 3 Restorative and Laboratory Materials and Techniques
  • Week 4 Dental Specialties

Unit 7

  • Week 1 Introduction to Radiology
  • Week 2 Production of Dental Radiographs
  • Week 3 Processing Quality Radiographs
  • Week 4 Extraoral and Digital Radiograph

Unit 8